Talks will resume later this week to find a solution to the dispute between the Professional Footballers' Association and the game's governing bodies to avert a players' strike.
A proposed meeting between Premier League chairman Dave Richards and PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor, which would not have been part of the official talks, is not going ahead today.
The next round of talks later this week will involve Taylor and his counterparts from the Premier League, Richard Scudamore; Football Association, Adam Crozier; and David Burns from the Football League.
The sides were expected to talk today about a date for when the official negotiations would resume.
A Premier League spokesman said: "The door has always remained open for further talks and we hope that negotiations will now resume at the earliest opportunity. The timescale for any further talks are a matter for the football authorities and the PFA to agree".
The PFA insists it will proceed with strike action if they do not receive 5 percent, or £27.5 million sterling, of the latest television contract from the FA and the two leagues.
The three bodies have reportedly offered £10 million, but a compromise may be reached in the next few days.
PA